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- Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy
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Coming To Terms With A Polarized Society event.
Mario Small will discuss why the public discourse on poverty, inequality, and economic opportunity requires improving our qualitative, not just quantitative, literacy. He argues that the public discourse about these problems is undermined by an inability to communicate evidence about their causes and potential solutions. Some of this evidence is statistical, but much of it stems from qualitative studies about the lives and communities of the disadvantaged. He argues that an enhancement of qualitative reasoning would allow more serious consideration of the evidence, enhance public discourse, and lead to a more effective politics.
Robert Krulwich and Nick Lemann will provide commentary and perspective.
Participants
- Speaker Mario Luis Small Grafstein Family Professor of Sociology Harvard University
- Respondent Robert Krulwich Science correspondent for NPR; co-host of Radiolab National Public Radio
- Respondent Nicholas Lemann Dean and Henry R. Luce Professor of Journalism Columbia University
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